St Barnabas Daily Devotions

2 Kings 4:28-37 - Daily Devotion - 11 July 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park Context: The Shunammite woman’s son has died, and she has travelled to find the prophet Elisha. ~~~ 28 Then she said, “Did I ask you for a son, my lord? Didn’t I say, ‘Do not deceive me?’” 29 So Elisha said to Gehazi, “Tie up your garment,[ A ] take my staff in your hand, and go! If you m...

2 Kings 4:11-27 - Daily Devotion - 10 July 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 11 One day Elisha came to visit and went to his upper room to lie down. 12 And he said to Gehazi his servant, “Call the Shunammite woman.” And when he had called her, she stood before him, 13 and Elisha said to Gehazi, “Now tell her, ‘Look, you have gone to all this trouble for us. W...

2 Kings 4:1-10 - Daily Devotion - 9 July 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 1 Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And now his creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves!” 2 “How can I help you?” asked Elisha. “Tell me, what do you have in th...

2 Kings 3:15-27 - Daily Devotion - 8 July 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 15 But now, bring me a harpist. ” And while the harpist played, the hand of the LORD came upon Elisha 16 and he said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Dig this valley full of ditches.’ 17 For the LORD says, ‘You will not see wind or rain, but the valley will be filled with water, and you...

2 Kings 3:4-14 - Daily Devotion - 7 July 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 4 Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder, and he would render to the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs and the wool of a hundred thousand rams. 5 But after the death of Ahab, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel. 6 So at that time King Jehoram set out from Sam...

2 Kings 2:19 - 3:3 - Daily Devotion - 6 July 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 19 Then the men of the city said to Elisha, “Please note, our lord, that the city’s location is good, as you can see. But the water is bad and the land is unfruitful.” 20 “Bring me a new bowl,” he replied, “and put some salt in it.” So they brought it to him, 21 and Elisha went out...

2 Kings 2:11-18 - Daily Devotion - 4 July 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 11 As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up into heaven in a whirlwind. 12 As Elisha watched, he cried out, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!” And he...

2 Kings 2:1-10 - Daily Devotion - 3 July 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 1 Shortly before the LORD took Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal, 2 and Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to Bethel.” But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not l...

2 Kings 1:9-18 - Daily Devotion - 2 July 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 9 Then King Ahaziah sent to Elijah a captain with his company of fifty men. So the captain went up to Elijah, who was sitting on top of a hill, and said to him, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down!’” 10 Elijah answered the captain, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heave...

2 Kings 1:1-8 - Daily Devotion - 1 July 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park Introduction A few years ago, we worked through the books of 1 & 2 Samuel and 1 Kings in our daily devotions. This month we’re making a start on 2 Kings. Let’s quickly get up to speed before we begin. 1 & 2 Samuel describe the reigns of Saul and David, the first two kings of Israel. David was...

Romans 4:23-25 - Daily Devotion - 30 June 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 23 Now the words “it was credited to him” were written not only for Abraham, 24 but also for us, to whom righteousness will be credited—for us who believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead. 25 He was delivered over to death for our trespasses and was raised to life for ou...

Romans 4:18-22 - Daily Devotion - 29 June 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 18 Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.” 19 Without weakening in his faith, he acknowledged the decrepitness of his body (since he was about a hundred years old) and the lifelessness of S...

Romans 4:13-17 - Daily Devotion - 27 June 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 13 For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith. 14 For if those who live by the law are heirs, faith is useless and the promise is worthless, 15 because the law brings...

Romans 4:9-12 - Daily Devotion - 26 June 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 9 Is this blessing only on the circumcised, or also on the uncircumcised? We have been saying that Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness. 10 In what context was it credited? Was it after his circumcision, or before? It was not after, but before. 11 And he received the si...

Romans 4:6-8 - Daily Devotion - 25 June 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 6 And David speaks likewise of the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: 7 “Blessed are they whose lawless acts are forgiven, whose sins are covered.8 Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.” REFLECTIONS Written by Paul Bo...

Romans 4:1-5 - Daily Devotion - 24 June 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 1 What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather, has discovered? 2 If Abraham was indeed justified by works, he had something to boast about, but not before God. 3 For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” 4 Now the...

Romans 3:27-31 - Daily Devotion - 23 June 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 27 Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of works? No, but on that of faith. 28 For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the law. 29 Is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too, 30&nbsp...

Romans 3:25-26 - Daily Devotion - 22 June 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 25 God presented Him as the atoning sacrifice through faith in His blood, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand. 26 He did this to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and to jus...

Romans 3:21-24 - Daily Devotion - 20 June 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 21 But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been revealed, as attested by the Law and the Prophets. 22 And this righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no distinction, 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory o...

Romans 3:19-20 - Daily Devotion - 19 June 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God. 20 Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law. For the law merely brings awareness of sin. REFLECTION...

Romans 3:13-18 - Daily Devotion - 18 June 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 13 “Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.” 14 “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.” 15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood; 16 ruin and misery lie in their wake, 17 and the way of peace they have no...

Romans 3:9-12 - Daily Devotion - 17 June 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 9 What then? Are we any better? Not at all. For we have already made the charge that Jews and Greeks alike are all under sin. 10 As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one. 11 There is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. 12 All have turned away, they have...

Romans 3:5-8 - Daily Devotion - 16 June 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 5 But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unjust to inflict His wrath on us? I am speaking in human terms. 6 Certainly not! In that case, how could God judge the world? 7 However, if my falsehood accentuates God’s truthfulness, to t...

Romans 3:1-4 - Daily Devotion - 15 June 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 1 What, then, is the advantage of being a Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision? 2 Much in every way. First of all, they have been entrusted with the very words of God. 3 What if some did not have faith? Will their lack of faith nullify God’s faithfulness? 4 Certainly not! Let God be true and ever...

Romans 2:25-29 - Daily Devotion - 13 June 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 25 Circumcision has value if you observe the law, but if you break the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision. 26 If a man who is not circumcised keeps the requirements of the law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision? 27 The one who is physically uncircum...